Awards
- Winner of Winner of the 2005 Deems Taylor award for the article, Volokov's <I>Testimony</I> Reconsidered by Laurel E. Fay.
- Winner of Winner of the 2005 Deems Taylor award for the article, Volokov's <I>Testimony</I> Reconsidered by Laurel E. Fay.
- Winner of Winner of the 2005 Deems Taylor award for the article, Volokov's <I>Testimony</I> Reconsidered by Laurel E. Fay.
Overview
""The book . . . includes . . . valuable essays and interviews, which move beyond the scholarly controversy to sketch a nuanced picture of Shostakovich's life under a totalitarian regime. . . . The 'Casebook' contributors compellingly warn of replacing one mask with another, one black-and-white myth with its simple inversion."" -New York Times "". . . an important and readable collection. . . . It presents a devastating critique of Volkov's claims and scholarly practices in Testimony."" -New York Review of Books A Shostakovich Casebook brings together 25 essays, interviews, newspaper articles, and reviews-many newly available since the collapse of the Soviet Union-to create a volume of essential reading and cutting-edge scholarship in Russian music studies. The contributors include Malcolm H. Brown, Laurel Fay, Irina Antonovna Shostakovich, and Richard Taruskin.
Full Product Details
Author: Malcolm Hamrick Brown
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.649kg
ISBN: 9780253218230
ISBN 10: 0253218233
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 17 August 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The book ... includes ... valuable essays and interviews, which move beyond the scholarly controversy to sketch a nuanced picture of Shostakovich's life under a totalitarian regime... The 'Casebook' contributors compellingly warn of replacing one mask with another, one black-and-white myth with its simple inversion. --New York Times ... an important and readable collection... It presents a devastating critique of Volkov's claims and scholarly practices in Testimony. --New York Review of Books The book ... includes ... valuable essays and interviews, which move beyond the scholarly controversy to sketch a nuanced picture of Shostakovich's life under a totalitarian regime... The Casebook contributors compellingly warn of replacing one mask with another, one black-and-white myth with its simple inversion. -- New York Times ...an important and readable collection... It presents a devastating critique of Volkov's claims and scholarly practices in Testimony . --New York Review of Books ...this book achieves what it sets out to do ... As a work of scholarship, it is consistently first-rate. --CAML Review The entire Casebook consists of essays focusing directly or indirectly on Testimony, and almost all destroy Volkov's credibility with compelling authority. --New Leader What a pleasure to read so many intelligent essays. --American Record Guide [A Shostakovich Casebook] presents the views of respected individuals, some of whom knew Dmitri Dmitrievich personally. I believe their opinions are very important, and I am grateful for their publication in this book. -- Mstislav Rostropovich A Shostakovich Casebook is more then than merely the latest salvo to be fired in the 'Shostakovich Wars'. It is the decisive knockout punch, and deserves a place on the bookshelf of those who want to learn about Shostakovich's music, life and times. --S.E.E.R., 85, 1, 2007
Author Information
Malcolm Hamrick Brown, a world-renowned authority on Russian and Soviet music, is the founding editor of the Russian Music Studies series at Indiana University Press.
